Void Will Declared in Hogston Case by Grant County Jury
The jury in Hamilton County Indiana has ruled that Anderson Hogston of Grant County was of unsound mind when he drafted his 1909 will, bequeathing about 125000 to the board of state charities, thus invalidating the will after a seven week trial with 150 witnesses. The verdict followed 36 hours of deliberation and paves the way for appeals and further action by the parties. Other Indiana items report deaths, accidents, and local incidents across Warsaw Warsaw Hammond South Bend Shelbyville Frankfort Richmond Knightstown Tipton Columbus Connersville and Huntington.
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Indianapolis
Carter
Superior Court
Hogston
Anderson Hogston
Grant County
Board of State Charities
James I. Houston
Anderson
Earth
Campaign Promise Valid in Indiana Court Decision
Muncie June 17. A man who lables another to enter a race by offering to fund all or part of a campaign fund is liable for the sum promised, per Lance M. Coons justice of the peace in the Shaw case, 1910 Republican candidate for Delaware county prosecuting attorney. Warsaw resident Peter Cook, 86, pioneer Kosciusko County figure, is dead after heart trouble and a long decline in Warsaw. Whitley county Grange executive commit tees will buy one carload of state prison made binder twine from Michigan City. Princeton June 17. After Ralph Grigaby, 23, was convicted of contributing to Lena Kress death, Oakland City, jurors shook his hand and expressed regret at the verdict.
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Muncie
Indiana
Lance M. Coons
Francis Shaw
Delaware County
Warsaw
Peter Cook
Kosciusko County
Columbia City
Whitley County
Michigan City
Princeton
Ralph Grigaby
Lena Kress
Oakland City
Adeline
Baylor
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Charles A. Greathouse
Miss Baylor
National Education Association
Chicago
Association
Hoosier
Indiana Educational Authority
Randolph County
United States
Massachusetts
Washington
North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction
Ag & Social
Insane Patient Killed in Logansport Escape Attempt
John Martin aged 31 escaped from Longcliff hospital for the insane and while trying to board a Vandalia freight train slipped and fell beneath the cars in Logansport on June 17.
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Logansport
John Martin
Longcliff
Indiana News in Brief from Connersville and beyond
A roundup of Indiana short items reports nine year old Donald Murray died of lockjaw from a rusty nail. Frank Porter killed stopping a runaway team. Ernest O'Brien bound over for robbery. murder trial set for Fred and Nelson Edwards. diphtheria quarantines in Bogestown. Clay county remonstrance delay on saloons. Lester Mendenhall killed by a train. prosecutors warn fairs about gambling. T A Dean to sail to Burton on Trent. Terre Haute picnic for poor kids funded. Cameron Hearted eye injury at Vincennes. two alleged blind tigers nabbed in Muncie. auto tax valuations under scrutiny in Newcastle. Ruth Hawmans files annulment suit over February elopement.
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Connersville
Donald Murray
Winchester
Frank B. Porter
Washington
Ernest O'Brien
James §. Hall
O'Brien
Hartford City
Fred
Nelson Edwards
Sturgis
Harry Leonard
Shelbyville
Bogestown
Brazil
Clay County Board of Commissioners
Washington Township
Bowling Green
Lester Mendenhall
Newcastle
Evans
Middletown
Ossian
T. A. Dean
Campania
Liverpool
Burton on-Trent
Terre Haute
Motoy
Cameron Hearted
Baltimore & Southwestern Railroad
Vincennea
George Hubbard
Charles Darbyshire
County Board of Review
Noblesville
Mra
Ruth Haw Mans
Rupert Hammons
Fittess
Indiana Music Teachers Hold Elkhart Convention
Preparations are complete for the Indiana Music Teachers association annual convention in Elkhart June 24 to 28. The program opens with the Hymn of Praise by the Elkhart Choral Society under H. W. Owen, with James F. Boyer directing. A Chicago Sunday Evening Choir concert closes the event on June 28, costing $1500 for the attraction.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Music Teachers’ Association
Elkhart
Elkhart Choral Society
Chicago Sunday Evening Choir
Mabel Sharp Hernden
Fredericka Gebhardt
Fred W. Frank
Elias Bredin
Chicago
Music Teachers’ Association
J. E. Martin Named Head Of Indiana Home Board
J E Martin elected president and officers chosen for the Children's Home Society of Indiana at a meeting in Indianapolis. The board may sell Hadley and Weatfield properties to fund a new interurban line location home near Indianapolis. New site plans include several smaller homes to separate children by age. Work begins after property deals close if reestablishment moves forward. State aid saves six dollars by hydrophobia treatment for fifty six people under the Pastuer law with shots from private firm then federal health service supplies.
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Children’s Home Society of Indiana
Indianapolis
Hadley
Ind
Hendricks County
Weatfield
J. E. Martin
Newton J. McGuire
J. W. Pryor
J. L. Duvall
W. N. Metsger
Augustus Jennings
J. L. Peetz
Charles W. Fairbanks
Arthur Jordan
Carl G. Fisher
Mord Carter
L. H. van Briggle
George E. Brewer
J. M. Markley
Philip Wilkinson
T. C. Dowe
F. F. James
Peets
J. P. Simonds
Laboratory of Hygiene
State Board of Health
United States Public Health
Their Most Joyous Moment in Congress Cloakroom Story
A Washington anecdote recalls happy moments from lawmakers' lives. Bailey's joy came with trousers, Howland recalls driving a pony show chariot, and Redfield's pride in long division. A student’s yawn sparked a paper wad, unleashing surprising table antics and a beefsteak mishap at sea.
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Congress
Senator Bailey
Paul Howland
Ohio
Representative Redfield
Brooklyn
Redfield
Baby disfigured by eczema healed by Cuticura remedies
Mrs H Albrecht of West Point Nebraska recounts a severe infant eczema outbreak on Gilbert's face starting as pimples and progressing to raw sores. After two Chicago doctors failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used with prompt improvement in four weeks. Sample offers for Cuticura sent by mail.
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Gilbert
Chicago
H. Albrecht
West Point
Neb
Dept
Ad man seeks Adam lineage. genealogist replies with evolution
A newly wealthy man in New York hires a genealogist to trace his ancestry back to Adam. He offers to pay enough to prove it. The genealogist retorts that with funding they can show through evolution that his family existed before Adam.
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New York
Adam
Air
Lippincott’s
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Quick Care
An old advertisement claims Marine Eye Remedy cures weak watery eyes and irritated lids with no smarting and includes a physician endorsement. It markets tablets and peroxide alternatives and notes availability through The Paxton Toilet Co and Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago and Boston listings.
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Marine Eye
Borie
Anni T
Sane
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Pick Up Column Jokes At Red Cross Ball
A playful exchange teases misplaced jokes about a millionaire and his handkerchief in a pick-up column. Red Cross Ball Blue boasts double value for your money, urging readers to ask their grocer.
Pinkham’s Liver and Blood Health Claim Ad
A testimonial praises Pinkham’s Liver and Blood Health Compound for female troubles. The speaker claims improvement after seven bottles and asserts many others have benefited, urging readers to try the remedy as a proven treatment. Strong emphasis on enduring health restoration and long track record.
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Verdict
Campe
Charles Thomas
Canada
Hammond
Samuel Davis
Hobart
Davis
South Bend
Charles W. Mills
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Waldron
Misa Besate Loftus
Frankfort
Richmond
Frank Metzger
Knightstown
William Hopkins
Lee Somers
Huntington
John Diffenwaugh
Circuit Cpurt
Richards Department
Roanoke
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Tipton
A. L. Hiatt
Columbus
William W. Montgomery
Here
Daniel Kelley
Laurel
Justice
Indiana News
Mmusis
Indiana Grain Dealers
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Board of Trade
Charles A. Ashpaugh
Charles B. Riley
Bert A. Boyd
W. W. Alder
Lafayette
Charles 8. Clark
Charles C. Hoffman
Shank
Samuel M. Ralston
Lebanon
Charles ‘A. Bookwalter
W. C. Culkins
Chamber of Commerce of
Cincinnati
Henry G. Bell
Middle West
Gary
Bankers
Indiana State Bankers’ Association
W. C. Bellman
H. E. Norton
George T. Vaile
Michigan Trust and Savings Company
Frank J. Pittner
First National Bank
Laporte
G. J. Bader
Firat National Bank
Indiana Harbor
EB. M. Johnson
Mishawaka
W. H. Gardner
Farmers’ National Bank
Valparaiso
C. Fassnacht
Citizens’ National Bank
P. A. Berg
Lowell National Bank
United Light and Railways Company
Maine
Incorporators
C. B. Eaton
A. F. Jones
B. M. Maxwell
Amplex Motor Car Company
Delaware
Incorporetors
B. C. McWhiney
W. J. Maloney
W. P. Colling
Paxton Toilet Ga
Boston
Mass
Hill Walker
MT. Vernon
H.Y
Arkansas Farms
Eorered
Arco
Toe Na Son Ee
Ek Ite
Os Pinkham
Genuine Et Ear Signatate
Western Newspaper
UNION
W. Adams
Chicage
Daisy Fly Killer
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DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn, M
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